Dianne Murphy

Placements & residencies

Printmaking Residency

Awarded Competitive Scholarship to work as artist in residence at Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern, Anglesey. September – November 1986.Exhibited: November 86 Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern (NWAAAssisted); June 87 County Council Headquarters Caernarfon; July 87 Theatre Gwynedd, Bangor

Painter/Printmaker Placement

10-Day South West Arts Placement at Avishayes County Primary School,Chard, Somerset.(silkscreen monoprinting within special care/needs facility also).June 1987.

Painter/Printmaker Residency Artist in Residence at Durham Road Junior School, Newport, Gwent.

Set up studio/etching and silkscreen facility. Worked with whole school using both techniques. Worked with writers and poets in residence to create illustrated pieces. Gave slide talks and entered children’s work in Cadbury’s art competition with resultant winners. 22 weeks from Sept’87 – March’88. Exhibited works at Llantarnum Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran in March’88 and in the Gwent Artists in Residence exhibition, Llantarnum Grange Arts Centre in May 1988.

Printmaker Placement

3-Day S.E.W.A.A. assisted to instigate/install silkscreen facility in Gwernllwyn Junior School, Merthyr Tydfil. September 1990.

Printmaker Placement

3-Day to instigate/install silkscreen facility in Penguelan Primary School, Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan. May 1991.

Artist in Residence Philadelphia USA

Artist in residence/faculty member at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia,U.S.A.. January ‘93 to March 1993. Exhibition: end of residency show within Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.

Artist Placement October 1994.

Artist working (through Hafod Housing) within 3 institutions for the elderly around Cardiff. 10 weeks duration from October to Christmas. Print and collage mediums, create large wall board and individual art works and cards. Art works entered into the Elderly Action Council Art Comp.and residents from two sites had work short listed. Chosen pieces were framed and exhibited in London exhibition. Working on in sites to continue weekly visits after placement has ended. Working in new site also. (Resultant resident’s artwork framed and toured – Arts Council of Wales and Hafod Housing Association assisted).

Design Collaboration for Performance September 1994. Pramen festival, Cross keys, Gwent.

Worked with Blackwood Miners Institute and choreographers to create 18FT painted dragon spread over 30 hand-held boards with letterforms on the back, flags for dancers and triptych for backdrops.

Selected Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

One Woman Exhibitions

Scottish Touring

Welsh Touring

Lecturing

1988 – 1992 Part-time printmaking lecturer/departmental head cover, Printmaking Gwent College of Art, Clarence Place,Newport.Working with practically all departments at all year levels.

March 1992 Visiting lecturer (illustration), West Glamorgan Institute, Mount Pleasant, Swansea.

September 1992 – June 1993 Part-time lecturer (illustration), West Glamorgan Institute,Mount Pleasant, Swansea.

December 1994 Visiting Lecturer (BA) West Glamorgan Institute, Town Hill Campus, Swansea.

October 1996 -June 1998 Part-time lecturer (BA) Illustration, Swansea Institute, Town Hill.

Collections

Private Collections

USA, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and UK

Travel Award

July 1990 Granted Welsh Arts Council Travel Award to research in Museums of Childhood in Scotland, England, Germany and France. Drew exhibits (fine line pencil) gathering source for Scottish touring show.

Tree Dressing Project

Working with 2 schools (Fynnon Taf Primary and Nantgarw Infants) to produce a variety of lanterns, banners and other decorative items which celebrated (and hung from) the tree. Large kappa leaves with children’s poems about particular trees on, twig people made by the children and parents, wildlife lanterns painted and decorated by the children, laminated working drawings of creatures, leaves and hand prints, etc. Work done in conjunction with visiting storyteller and culminated in actual dressing ceremony led by banners, storyteller and musician.

Other Projects

February 1992
Inset day instruct Cardiff teachers from Eglwys Newydd and Coryton Primary Schools – Silkscreen monoprinting.

March 1992
Half inset day instruct teachers Treorchy Comprehensive, Rhondda.

December 1996
Banner-making Project

August 1995
Youth Cafe, Tredegar. Create 3×9ft banners for bandstand to be displayed during the summer festival.Also work with children/youths within cafe to produce art works for walls and cards to take-away.Set of screen equipment left with cafe so work can continue after project finished.

Illustration

Fine Art

Television

Childbearing

1993 First son born
1998 Second son born

Welsh Language

Level 3 attained (ongoing)

Computer Course

May 1994 City & Guilds stage II word processing certificate gained

Workshops 1992-2003

Workshops 2004-2005

Feb 04 Project/Placement working within Cynon Valley museum, Aberdare with Maesgwyn and Parc Lane schools. created banners for schools entrances and each child made their prints into cushion covers/cushion, wall pockets etc.

April 04 Cynon Valley Museum animal bangers and windmill construction workshop

April 04 Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. T-shirt printing Rhondda-Cynon-Taf event

May 04 Cynon Valley Museum, adult printmaking workshop. Various items printed on.

July 04 Llanharan drop-in centre event. Printing on bags, t-shirts and banners.

July 04 Youth offending team. Variety printmaking activities.

August 04 SPLASH youth offending team printmaking

August 04 Bryncynon strategy. T-shirt printing workshop.

August 04 Summerzkool. RCT summer workshops. 8 days throughout valleys. Variety printing and animal bangers/windmills construction.

August 04 Cynon Valley summerzkool. 2 days in the Cynon Valley Museum. Variety of printing and animal bangers/windmills.

August 04 Cynon Valley Wales in America printmaking workshop.

September 04 Ty Hafan event in Cooper’s field, Cardiff.
Bangers, Windmills and Bookmarks

October 04 Cynon Valley Museum.
Halloween trick or treat bag printing. Scary eyeballs.
October 04 Ystrad Youth offending. T-shirt printing.

November 04 Tremorfa Evening workshop, elderly with dementia, xmas card printing.

December 04 Christmas decoration making workshop within RCT, Ty Trevithick.

December 04 KICKS, Miskin community centre.
Christmas decoration and cracker making workshop.

December 04 Cynon Valley Museum
Christmas decoration and cracker making workshop.

January 05 Tremorfa
Elderly with dementia, Silkscreen printing workshop creating cushions, bags and pinnies.

Workshops 2005-2006

Feb 2005 Cynon Valley Museum Heart Shaped cushions
March 2005 Padded fabric frames for Easter printed images
April 2005 Youth Offending 4 days working with digital artist
Create drug awareness images.
June 2005 Coed-y-lan and Nantgarw schools 8ft by 4ft boards chalk/watercolour
And silkscreen printing/found objects inspired by bluebells to
Highlight endangerment of bluebell sites.
August 05 Interlink playfest Dare Valley Country park, bangers made from card
Leaf shapes found locally with bookmarks and matching tree badge.
August 05 Abercynon Education Centre, Young Carers, Printing bags and flags.
September 05 Tegfan Resource Centre, Silkscreen printing.
October 2005 Cynon Valley Museum, Open Day for dementia clients.
October 2005 Cynon Valley Museum, Scarey Halloween Hoods.
October 2005 Communities First, Mt.Ash YMCA, Bangers and crackers making.
October 2005 Communities first , Darran Las, Mt Ash YMCA, Santas Socks.
November 05 Llys Gwern Ifor, Sheltered Housing group, Christmas dec. making.
November 05 Michael Sobell Centre, Youth event, Christmas decoration making.
November 05 Llys Gwern Ifor, Pinnie painting/printing.
December 05 llys Gwern Ifor, Cushion painting.
December 05 Cynon Valley, Santas Socks.
January 2006 llys Gwern Ifor, Calender and picture making and framing.
January 2006 Llys Gwern Ifor, appliqué hand towels and chair backs.
February 2006 Darran Las T-shirt printing.
February 2006 Darran las Daffodil construction and pom-pom chick making.
February 2006 Llys Gwern Ifor, Hand towels and chair backs and painting.
February 2006 Youth Offending, Fairway Court, printing and collage work.
March 2006 Excluded youths, Partnership Programme, printing T-shirts, clock
Decorating, towel printing, banner and picture making. 6 sessions.
March 2006 Young Carers, 6 sessiions, hand towel and matching face cloth appliqué,
T-shirt printing, cushion printing and blank banner left.
April 2006 Darran Las, 2 Banners and mache egg bankies with car holder.
May 2006 Careers Wales, T-shirts and calendars.
May 2006 Party Ponty, Welsh theme flag printing.
June 2006 Penrhewceiber T-shirt printing.
June/July 06 Partnership programme, 6 sessions, printing, painting and resource set.
July 2006 Porth Carnival, T-shirt printing.
July 2006 St.David’s Church, Gelliwastad Rd. Taster printing session.
August 2006 Cynon Valley, Clocks decoration.
August 2006 Penrhewceiber, junk Fashion summer workshop
August 2006 Ferndale Comm School, Youth junk fashion summer workshop
August 2006 Cynon Valley, Frames, collage and prints.
August 2006 Mountain Ash YMCA Junk Fashion youth summer workshop
August 2006 Rhyd-y-waun Education Centre, Junk Fashion Youth Summer workshop.
August 2006 Cymmer Education Centre, Porth, Youth Junk Fashion Summer workshop.
October 2006 Tai Hafan, Junk Fashion and Disco Wear 6 Sessions
October 2006 Cynon Valley Museum, Halloween Animal Masks
October 2006 Pontypridd YMCA Junk Fashion
November 2006 Park & Dare Theatre, Junk Fashion
November 2006 Care workers, Xmas ideas, Teify House, Maerdy
November 2006 Miskin Comm. Centre, Silkscreen flag printing
November 2006 Coliseum, Junk Fashion
November 2006 Llys Gwern Ifor Sheltered Housing, Painting & Crafts,
fortnightly(funded).

Workshops 2007-2008

January/February 2007 Playscheme workers ideas, Penrhiwceiber, Perthcelyn & Miskin
February 2007 Perthcelyn, Penrhiwceiber and Miskin after school clubs create lanterns,
hats, jackets and flags for Chinese New Year.
February 2007 Cynon Valley Museum, Easter T-towels and boxes
February 2007 Coliseum, Junk Fashion
February 2007, Partnership, excluded youth, 6 sessions print & craft
May 2007 Young carers, junk fashion, 2 sessions
May 2007 Tutoring for RCT, interskills
May 2007 Carnival banner production images from schoolchildren drawing sessions
June 2007 Bunting making for carnival in playschemes 3 days
July 2007 Cynon Valley Museum, personalised notepads and files
August 2007 Pen-y-Waun Community Centre, Youths, Junk Fashion
August 2007 International Youth Exchange, Dare Valley Country Park, foreign students Appliqué, painting, printing and crafts.
August 2007 Cymmer Community First, flag printing
August 2007 Cynon Valley Museum, Bedroom essentials.
August 2007 Communities First, Maerdy, T-shirt printing silkscreen monoprint.
August 2007 Sheltered Housing, Abercynon, painting & crafts, fortnightly (funded)
September 2007 Ferndale/Maerdy Festival, T-shirt printing.
October 2007 Cynon Valley Museum, Halloween scary accessories
November 2007 YMCA, Disabled cushion printing
October 2007 Darran Las Communities First Bunting making, boxes & bookmarks
December 2007 Miskin Community centre, flag printing
February 2008 Cynon Valley Museum, Valentine theme gifts
February 2008 Muni disabled arts week
February 2008 Cymmer comm. First Flags & T-Shirts printing
February 2008 Cynon Valley Junk fashion
February 2008 Penrhiwceiber young at heart, Penrhiwceiber assisted learning and
Perthcelyn autistic classes yield artwork for street banners.
February 2008, Dare Valley country Park, Saturday evening youth arts & crafts
March 2008 Muni Arts Centre, disabled hanging banners printing, etc.
March 2008 Cymmer Comm. First, banners and cards
March 2008, Maerdy, Teify House, easter pre-stencilled t-towel printing & painting
March 2008, Youth Offending, Mask painting session
March 2008 Merthyr Tydfil, Troed-y-Rhiw, excluded group, mural mapping and painting. Board drawing and painting, cards and clocks.
April 2008 Darran las communities First hanging banner printing, Frame decorate etc
May 2008 Carnival workshops, Penrhiwceiber, Perthcelyn and Penguelan after
school sessions. Create & decorate instruments, simple costumes,
decorated lanterns and poles.
June 2008 Ferndale Festival, pre-cut stencils t-shirt printing and fabric markers
July 2008 Parti Ponty, quick crafts, bangers, twizzlers, windmills and batons. 2days
July 2008 Cynon Valley Museum, Adults and children together, bag printing and t-towel painting.

August 2008 Coliseum, Junk fashion
August 2008 Darran las Comm. First, T-shirt stencil and markers (s.t.d.)
August 2008 Muni Arts Centre, disability arts week, printing bags, box decorate & appliqué face cloths.